It's typical Chinese censorship: Perhaps, says Mackie Jimbo at The Atlantic, Chinese authorities are worried that "Avatar"'s onscreen rebellion will incite “violence off-screen as well," given the “close parallel” between the plight of Na'vi aliens and the routine suppression China's citizens face. But, by banning a film its people wants to watch and subbing in "state propoganda," China has again shown its disregard for “free markets.""Why did China kill 'Avatar'?"China should heed the lessons of "Avatar": Obviously, "Avatar" has “struck a chord with Chinese audiences,” says Huang Hung in China Daily, especially those left homeless by the “forced removal of old neighborhoods." If only the Chinese government could “send a delegation” to "Avatar"'s fictitious planet of Pandora — clearly, “there is something to be learned” there."Lessons from Pandora's Ministry of Propaganda"